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IncludeFile "CkStringBuilder.pb"
IncludeFile "CkHttp.pb"
IncludeFile "CkHttpResponse.pb"
IncludeFile "CkXml.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    ; This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    ; See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    http.i = CkHttp::ckCreate()
    If http.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success.i

    CkHttp::setCkBasicAuth(http, 1)
    CkHttp::setCkLogin(http, "{{webservice_key}}")
    CkHttp::setCkPassword(http, "password")

    ; Use this online tool to generate code from sample XML: Generate Code to Create XML

    ; The following XML is sent in the request body.

    ; <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    ; <prestashop xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
    ;     <category>
    ;         <name>
    ;             <language id="1"><![CDATA[Category demo]]></language>
    ;         </name>
    ;         <link_rewrite>
    ;             <language id="1"><![CDATA[category-demo]]></language>
    ;         </link_rewrite>
    ;         <description>
    ;             <language id="1"><![CDATA[my awesome category description]]></language>
    ;         </description>
    ;         <active>1</active>
    ;         <id_parent>1</id_parent>
    ;     </category>
    ; </prestashop>
    ; 

    xml.i = CkXml::ckCreate()
    If xml.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkXml::setCkTag(xml, "prestashop")
    CkXml::ckAddAttribute(xml,"xmlns:xlink","http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink")
    CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(xml,"category|name|language",1,"id","1")
    CkXml::ckUpdateChildContent(xml,"category|name|language","Category demo")
    CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(xml,"category|link_rewrite|language",1,"id","1")
    CkXml::ckUpdateChildContent(xml,"category|link_rewrite|language","category-demo")
    CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(xml,"category|description|language",1,"id","1")
    CkXml::ckUpdateChildContent(xml,"category|description|language","my awesome category description")
    CkXml::ckUpdateChildContentInt(xml,"category|active",1)
    CkXml::ckUpdateChildContentInt(xml,"category|id_parent",1)

    sbRequestBody.i = CkStringBuilder::ckCreate()
    If sbRequestBody.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkXml::ckGetXmlSb(xml,sbRequestBody)

    resp.i = CkHttp::ckPTextSb(http,"POST","https://localhost:8080/api/categories",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/xml",0,0)
    If CkHttp::ckLastMethodSuccess(http) = 0
        Debug CkHttp::ckLastErrorText(http)
        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        CkXml::ckDispose(xml)
        CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbRequestBody)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    Debug Str(CkHttpResponse::ckStatusCode(resp))
    Debug CkHttpResponse::ckBodyStr(resp)
    CkHttpResponse::ckDispose(resp)



    CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
    CkXml::ckDispose(xml)
    CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbRequestBody)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-u '{{webservice_key}}:password'
	-d '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<prestashop xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
<category>
    <name>
        <language id="1"><![CDATA[Category demo]]></language>
    </name>
    <link_rewrite>
        <language id="1"><![CDATA[category-demo]]></language>
    </link_rewrite>
    <description>
        <language id="1"><![CDATA[my awesome category description]]></language>
    </description>
    <active>1</active>
    <id_parent>1</id_parent>
</category>
</prestashop>'
https://localhost:8080/api/categories

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "3 - Create category",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<prestashop xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\">\n<category>\n    <name>\n        <language id=\"1\"><![CDATA[Category demo]]></language>\n    </name>\n    <link_rewrite>\n        <language id=\"1\"><![CDATA[category-demo]]></language>\n    </link_rewrite>\n    <description>\n        <language id=\"1\"><![CDATA[my awesome category description]]></language>\n    </description>\n    <active>1</active>\n    <id_parent>1</id_parent>\n</category>\n</prestashop>",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "xml"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{webservice_url}}/api/categories",
      "host": [
        "{{webservice_url}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "categories"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}